covers the "Mirish" or Nisi+ Miri set, part of the "Tibeto-Burman" affinity, within the "Sino-Tibetan" ("Sino-Indian") continental affinity; comprising a grouping of 1 set of languages (= 6 outer languages) spoken by communities in the mountain-valleys and highlands north of the middle Brahmaputra: 74-A NISI+ MIRI